With summer in full swing, Georgia residents have taken precautions to keep themselves and their families cool and safe.  Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is reminding Peach State residents that their dogs and cats need assistance as well.

Dorchester County officials have released the names of two boys who died after being found in a water-filled hole at a construction site in Summerville where a house was being built.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced Friday that 321 economic development projects located or expanded in the state during Fiscal Year 2008, resulting in double-digit growth percentages in the number of the projects, amount invested and jobs created.

New York State Police say a trooper and another man were electrocuted when a ladder touched a high-voltage power line as they tried to fix a flat tire on an antique fire truck.

Actress Christina Applegate is being treated for breast cancer.

With children returning to school this month, the Georgia State Patrol is reminding drivers to be alert when traveling in school zones and near school bus stops.

As school systems across Georgia begin the new school year, the Georgia Department of Public Safety says the state’s public school buses are ready for their daily tasks as well.

State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers wants residents to take a day this week and eat only South Carolina grown products.

A 23-year-old Bluffton man was arrested Thursday on charges he had been skimming money from customers at the Dairy Queen in Blufton's Plantation Park, according to the store's owner.

City residents had the chance to join Savannah's war on blight with neighborhood Blight Boot Camps this past weekend.

The momentum behind a proposal to require student uniforms throughout the Beaufort County School District has been fueled mostly by anecdotes rather than data.

Two Bluffton men were shot late Saturday night, one seriously, at a Hardeeville rodeo.

Charleston fire trials could be years away.

Savannah Sand Gnats box office at Grayson Stadium was robbed! Preliminary police reports – show this time about $2,000 in game receipts turned up missing.

Shots ring out at a Beaufort County club—leaving one man dead, and deputies investigating. It happened around 2 a.m. early Sunday at the Masonic Lodge on Lady's Island.

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Tonight there's a chance of isolated evening thunderstorms with partly cloudy skies. Lows will drop down into the mid 70s with winds from the southwest at 10-15mph.

One of the men wounded in a Savannah shooting last night has died.

Georgia Tech's Savannah campus started charging students and staff a fee for parking.

Sunday is National Kid's Day put on by Kid's Peace, The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis.

Victory Drive will be closed August 4th until August 9th from Highway 17 to MLK as part of a road widening project and business owners aren't too happy.

Senator Barack Obama has agreed to a proposed three debates against Senator John McCain.

Five people have been transported to hospital after a single vehicle wreck.

Georgia Power's request to expand the nuclear generating plant takes a step forward.

About 500 Irish Dancers gathered today in Savannah for a Feis, or Irish Dance competition.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the price of some antiques are plummeting.

The City of Savannah is stepping up its fight against blight through their "Blight Boot Camp" program.

An injured bald eagle that was found in a Wilmington Island man's back yard was released today after more than 6 months of rehab at Auburn University.

A popular island getaway here in the Coastal Empire is also a hot spot for Georgia Department of Natural Resources to give out tickets, for the furry family friend.